Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Does Not Properly Restrict Membership to Child Site Based on Parent Site Options
Liferay Portal 7.2.0 through 7.4.1, and older unsupported versions, and Liferay DXP 7.3 before service pack 3, 7.2 before fix pack 15, and older unsupported versions does not properly restrict membership of a child site when the "Limit membership to members of the parent site" option is enabled, which allows remote authenticated users to add users who are not a member of the parent site to a child site. The added user may obtain permission to perform unauthorized actions in the child site.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom | < 7.2.10.fp15 | 7.2.10.fp15 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom | >= 7.2.0, < 7.4.2-ga3 | 7.4.2-ga3 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom, com.liferay.portal:release.portal.bom- Disclosed
- 20.02.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qpgh-6v9w-vfv6 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.liferay.portal:release.dxp.bom
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 125
- First → latest
- 02.2022 09.2025
- Without a fix
- 8
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 24
- High 19
- Medium 82
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 65
- 2023: 11
- 2024: 39
- 2025: 10
- 2026: 0
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